The special is very similar in function to the Bomb Rush special from Splatoon, but allows players to throw the bombs farther and with greater accuracy. It separates itself from the Bomb Rush since the bombs fired are not dependent on the player's sub weapon, although the bombs are not affected by sub weapon altering stats and the remaining bombs thrown during the special do not fill the special gauge after time is up.

Unlike any other weapon in the Splatoon games, the Bomb Launcher is thrown from the left side of the player and not from the right side.

Version history (Curling-Bomb Launcher)

▲ Decreased trajectory variance of first shot while also increasing time required to reach maximum shot variance when firing continuously.

As a sub weapon, the size of Curling Bombs will now change depending on how long is held, but Curling Bombs generated by the Curling Bomb Launcher will always be the same size, regardless of button press duration.

▲ Due to this change, area of ink coverage while Curling Bombs are traveling has been increased slightly.

▼ Due to this change, area of ink coverage and damage dealt by Curling Bomb explosions has been decreased slightly.